Monthly Archives: July 2012

This week we will continue looking at the non-fiction spin-offs of popular Girls’ Series, with a tie-in to the most famous Girl Detective of all time. Does it make sense to learn how to cook from Nancy Drew? While “gourmet … Continue reading →

(Click here for information on the 2012 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. As each of the titles for 2012 have a filmed adaptation, this year we will also be looking at each movie version … Continue reading →

Eventually, most of the really long-running series would seem to run out of ideas for a new installment in the adventures of the titular plucky girl-heroines and, wanting to keep that cash cow producing delicious green paper milk, would turn … Continue reading →

So, first off: that cover! How could you not wonder what is lurking in these pages? Is it a Christopher Pike-type horror novel? Is it a Lois Duncan-type supernatural thriller? It is neither (I think it can best be described … Continue reading →

Background: The 1950s! Youth runs wild! In Amesville, Anystate, USA, the eighth graders are starting a gang, and there will be pretzels and ice-skating for everyone! When Lee Emerson’s mom decides to seek fulfillment through working outside of the home, … Continue reading →